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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-12-10
Sl6.574.66
The S,reet-Car Mule.

Lay his waxen hoofs together
Fold back his long and spreading ears,
For he has gone to blend his geehaw
With the music of the spheres.
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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-03-25
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TO.DAY,s TELEGRAPIuEC NEWS.
The Debt Settlement.

Especial dispatch to the Alexandria GAzETTE'I
RICHMOND, March 25.-The democratic
caucus will meet at o'clock this evening,
when series of resolutions, drawn up By
special committee appointed to consider the
advsabilty of commission to meet tfe
committee of foreign bondholder1, will BE-
agreed to. These resolutions will authorize
a special committee of the House and SEN
ate TO be appointed by the presiding officers,
to confer with the 6ondholdersin Richmond
MS soon as their representatives can arrive,
upon the basis Of their cablegrsm published
Yesterday, hut holding steadily in view
the Riddleberger settlement as the basis OF
any agreement. These resolutions will be
passed to night at q special session
and at once cabled to Mr.. Bouverie 1t is
believed now that settlement will be eff
fected of the debt question.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-03-25
Judge Hughes, Rule Set Aside.

In the Z. S. Circuit Court in Richmond
yesterday, on motion of Mr.. W. l.. Royal,
Judge Bond revoked and set aside the
special rule issued by Judge Hughes on the
2lat of December, 1886, that all persons
bringing suits at law against officers of the
State of Virginia for treapass for evying
upon their property after q tender Of the
States tax receivable coupons be required
to deposit their coupons with the clerk Of
the court Judge Bond in his opinion said /:
This ia u motion to set asids rule passed at
the last session of the Circuit Court requir.
ing parties who bring actions at law for tres
pass against treasurers or other collectors of
taxes for levying upon their prop.
erty after the tender of coupons,
TO file such coupons with the clerk,
together with the money, if any, ten.
dered at the same time IF these were &C
tons to recover back money paid under du-
ress whom coupons were rendered and re-
fused, or were suits to compel treasurers aud
tax collectors to receive coupons in payne nt
OF taxes. there might be some reason and
necessity for the rule. But these actions
are in trespass for tort They are not
brought to recover back the money collect.
GU ny tHO Lo'J, puI W puuiou tu6 wrongful
act The party suing owes no taxes, be-
cause the collector, by his levy, has paid
them, but he is entitled to have any wrong
redressed that he may have suffered by the
illegal levy. 1t would be no answer to his
suit, nor would it aba;e it, for the collector
to offer to return the property taken upon
the delivery of the rendered coupons.
Il is otherwise where the suit is in equity
TO etjoin the collector from making the
levy. There the tax payer must not only
allege his tender Of coupons, but as they
have not been accepted aud the collector is
entitled to haze them. he must make per-
petual tender of them, which he does by
filing them with the clerk for the accept.
ance of the collector whenever he is ready
to give receipt for the taxes due
But in these cases OF trespass, were the
collector to restore the property taken by
the illegal levy and give receipt for all
taxes levied for without reserving the ten
deFed coupons the srit could still 90 on, and
such restoration and release on his part
would go only in mitigation ofdamages and
not to defeat the cause of action.
Under these circumstance We see no req
sou for filing the coupons or placing the
money rendered in court. We could do
nothing with 1t after verdict but restore
it to the plaintiff; for to compel him to
hand in over 10 the State officer, to whom
he is not indebted, but who, by the record,
is indebted to him for tort committed .
would be to deprive him of his property ar
bitrarily and without due process Of law.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-03-25
Terrible wreck on the n. and w. Try

Special Dispatch to the Alexandria Gazette.l
LYNCHBURG, Va, March 25.-The east
bound freight train 90 the Norfolk aud
Western Railway, in passing over the Lit.
tie Otter" bridge, seven miles east Of Lib.
ery, at 4:45 O'Clock yesterday evening, fell
through, piing up nine loaded cars local
laden, and carry ing with it one span said
TO be 50 iaeI long and about IS feet high.
The engine, with four or five cars, passed
over safely, only part of the train going
down with the span. At tho time thirty
men were at work on the tresle, snbattu.
ting an iron bridge for tho wooden one, and
it is thought this had something to do with
the accident. -Four Of these mon were kill
Ell and three badly wounded, the rest es-
Gaping By jumping, and receiving only
slight ipjuries. The boss OF the gang, named
Navier Nolan, was walking on tho siding
of the span when the crash came; he Jump.
ed for his life, and, remarkable to relate,
the distance being 80 feet, he saved it, One
of his hips was badly jammed, but no bones
were broken.
The names OF the killed were, Tom No
Ian, Charlie Williams, Hugh Toomey
aud George Tramble. Those injured were
Samuel Bib, Howard Brown and Robert
A. Lee. None of the men on the freight
train were hurt. The Pocahontas train,
due at Lynchburg at Z p. M, did not get
through. The passengers were transferred
at the wreck between 10 and II p. M, and
arrived in Lynchburg about II o'clock The
bridge will be rebuilt at once, the gangs be-
ginning work this morning. MIR. George
Wise, of Alexandria, who was on his way
home from Roanoke, was on the train that
followed the one which went through the
bridge, and was at the scene of the accident
s3on after it occurred. X.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-03-25
From Richmond

Special Dispatch to the Alexandria Gazette
RICHMOND, March 25..-The Senate this
morning rejected Senator Rhea's resolution
contemplating an investigation OF certain
charges against Judge Latham, of Lynch
burg. The charges in this case grew out OF
the test of some coupon cases. The senti-
ment of the Legislature seems to be against
wasting the time of the extra session in
these investigations.
The cablegram received yesterday by the
Governor from the Eoglish bondholders is
the tonic of conversation about the capitol
day.
IN the Senate to day, in accordance with
the agreement of the democratic caucus las;
night, resolution was adopted providing
for session of the Legislature tonight to
consider reply to the dispatch. The
House will concur in this resolution.
General Wickhsm made vigorous speech
in opposition to the resolution. He said
that before any reply was framed to the
bondholders' cab,egram it would have TO
! meet with the endorsalion of certain body
meaning the democratic caucus. He
thought this was matter that ought to be
considered by the Legislature in open ses-
sion. General Wick ham declared that he
had pledged himself to the Riddlebrger set-
Element, and for one he would never deyi.
ate from that settlement one way or an
other. He wanted the bondholders to be
informed that this was the only basis of o
settlement the people of Virginia would en-
terrain. The speaker said that the reply
to the boudholders should be- couched in
such emphatic and plain language as to
leave no doubt on their minds as to the tenn
per of the people of Virginia on this subject
Several Senators who interrupted General
Wick ham intimated that there was no dis
position on the part of the majority to de.
viate from the Riddleberger bill in any ncgo.
tiations that might be opened with the
creditors.
There was lively breeze in the Senate
this afternoon shortly before adjournment,
occasioned by the introduction of q resolu
lion by Senator Rhea, of Washington coun
ty, asking for an investigation into the con-
duct of persons lobbying for the Charleston,
Cincinnati and Chicago railroad.
Senator Meredith repealed any insinua-
tions made at United States Senator Butler.
Pending consideration Of the resolution
the chair was vacated till to night.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-03-25
ALEXANDRIA.
FRIDAY EVENING, MARCH %.

AS STATED in the telegraphic columns OF
" .s,eiday's GAZETTE, the council of foreign
hon :hoders have informed Governor Lee
that they will appoint commissioners 10
come to Virginia to confer with representa-
t:yes of the State for settlement oil the oeDt
",n receiving assurance that the basis CT
any agreement which may be arrived al
shall be the available revenue as mutually
agreed upon after competent invest'ga'iou'
if the legislature will empower the Governor
IN consent to this basis OF compromise III
oth.r words. that they will agree to compro'
mise their JUS. claims against the State, anu
settle the debt for ever, and get it out of poi'-
tics. if the State will agree to pay them only
out OF her available revenue, that Is out OF
the fund that shall remain after all her other
EXPENSES shall have been provided ior'
Could the creditors offer, could the State
hope for, more favorable terms? Could the
concession of the bondholdoTs go farther
Could the honor of the State permit her TO
ask more? If the democratic majority In
the legislature really desire to settle the
debt. they now bave it in their power to DO
so on easy and honorable terms. Their &C.
ton ON this proposition will show whether
thew want to repudiate the debt or 10 settle 10
satisfactorily to both State and creditors.
A settlement effected by democratic iegis
lature would add thousands to the party 8
vote next fall.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-03-25

F:oME NORTHERN newspapers say the re-
fusal of hotel keeper in Birmingham, Ala
bama. to allow Senator Sherman to enter
tain colored people at his hotel, will drive
back into the repub lean party all the color
sd voters who had been induced TO leave 1t
by reason OF the Presidents appointment OIL
8 c)lored man to lucrative position IN
Washington In the first place no coiored
man, as Professor Lsngston, one OF
the most intelligent colored men IN
the country, says, was induced to leave
the republican party by the appointment
referred to; and in the second, if the refusal
of hotel keepers to ALLOW colored people to
be entertained at their houses affected
the colore.s vote, there would be very
small coloreJ republican vote in the NORTH,
for few hotel keepers in that section enter
tain colored people, aud before the U. 8
Supreme Court decided that hotel keeper
could select his guests, nothing was more
common In the North than suits against re-
publican motel keepers there for refusing to
entertain such people.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-03-25

The c. AND O. RAILRoAp.-The annual
meeting of the stockholders of the Newport
News and Mississippi Valley +. R. &c. and o J
was held in Richmond yesterday The
Presidents report shows that the total sur
plus for the year was 81, 1873. 56l.95. From
this surplus had TO be met the current and
past-due obligations of the company,
amounting to 81, 3334 1896, showing de-
felt of $l91 ,49S.01. The company failed to
earn the per cent. interest paid Oh series
B bonds May 1st and the Il per cent. paid
November lst by the sum of Sl9l ,4OS.0l,
even after applying the earnings over oper-
ating expenses in the months of November
aud December towards the obligations for
the year. This leaves applicable towards
the interest maturing on said bonds on May
l, 1887, only the Surplus of the iirst four
months operations ia 1887. President
Huntington says:
sit is difficultto anticipate the effect oftbe
interstate commerce law upon the future
earnings of this property, but it is fair to
conclude that the intention of the law was
not TO effect general reduction OF railroad
earnings, but rather to equalize rates. ANY
other conclusion will necessitate the conclu,
sion that the law was passed to obstruct
and not facilitate the commerce oil the
country" The report of Gen. ". G. Wick.
ham, second vice. president, for the year
ended December 81, 1886. showed total earn
ings from freight. passenger, mail, express,
Sc, to be 81 ,096 ,04S 50. au Increase of 1884,
S13.OS over 1885; total operating expenses
s., S67 ,9S1 9S. an increase of s493 822 o6 sur
plus over operating expenses l,22S ,o66.57,
an Increase of 240,99102. The freight
earnings have increased s679, SOP %, or % 10
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-03-25
AFTER THE U. S. CoURTs.-In the State
Senate yesterday Mr.. Stubs offered the fol-
1owino.

AFTER THE u. >. COURI5.-lu tue otate
Senate yesterday Mr.. Stubs offered the fol.
lowing:
Whereas from recent actions of the Circuit
Court of the United States for the Eastern dis
trict of Virginia in assuming jurisdiction IN the
trial of suits against various county treasures in
Virginia and the Board of Indemnity in enter
tanning motion to epjoin and restrain our State
officials from paying out the money OF the Com
monwealth as the laws of Virginia direct; i'll TAX
ing from our State officers parties who were in
their custody charged with the violations OF the
laws of this State and discharging them against
law and without law now, therefore, etc,
/. Resolved by the Senate THE House of Dele.
gates concurring). That this assumption of
power by tho Circuit Court of the United States
for the Eastern district OF Virginia is against law
and without law, and We earnestly and EN-
phatically protest against tho usnrpstion OF
power by said court.
2 That in the usurpation by said court of the
above power it is an insult to Virginia, an utter
disregard of our States rights guaranteed to the
Commonwealth of Virginia, and wholly unwar-
ranted by the United States Constitution or
Federal legslat ion.
Mr.. Stubs wanted the rules requiring
the resolutions to lie over one day suspend
ed but there being opposition, he withdrew
the motion.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-03-25

TIE STATE democratic committee has CO
termiued. and wisely, to call State con-
vention of the party. To go into next falls
campaign in the existing uncertain and IN
satisfactory condition of the party's affairs,
would be to invite defeat. The wisest dem
oorats in the several cities and counties of
the State should be sent to the conventions;
and that may be readily done, as 20 pay
and little honor attach TO the delegates.
The combined wisdom OF such men may de-
wise measures that can relieve The party OF
all its many present difficulties.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-03-25

COURT OF APPEALS YEsTERDAY.-Pur.
wear vs.. the Commonwealth. From the
Circuit Court of Prince George county. At
firmed, Judge Lacy delivering the opinion.
Bradley VS.. Bradley From the Circuit
Court of Prince William county. Affirmed,
Judge Fauutleroy delivering opinion, Judge
Lacy not sitting in the case.
Mills, administrator, vs. Taliey's admins
traitor. From the Circuit Court of Hanover
county. Reversed. Judge Hinton delivering
opinion.
Davis vs.. Chapman. From the Circuit
Court of Fairfax county. Affirmed, Judge
Fauntleroy delivering oginion.
Major T. ]. kirkpatrick for plaintiff il er-
ror and R. G. q. Kean, esq, for defendant
In error.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-03-25
The Corone1 Sighted.

BOSTON, Mass, March 25.--The steamt
Kansas, which arrived from Liverpool
to-day, reports On March 10 10 latitude AZ
49, north; longitude 49, 16< west, 1880
miles east of Sandy Hook she signaled an
American yacht, bound east. From tho de-
scription the vessel signalled it is without
doubt the Coronet. The yacht was making
good speed with strong westerly wind,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-03-25

TaG FIRST striking effect of th1 interstate
commerce bill is the fact that the Pennsyl-
yania Railroad Company has given notice
that on and after April lst au advance of 20
per cent. will be made in the rates for quar-
terly communication tickets. II all the other
railroads in the country shall follow suit, as
they probably will, there will soon be az
great howl for the repeal of thu law re-
ferred 10 ns there was for its passage. AS
general rule,it will always be found that the
less the government has to do with any
other than strictly government business, the
better il will be for the people.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-03-25

"Oh l wouldn't bother about all that
Cure your neuralgia with Salvation Oil.
Price % cents.
Lovers of honey will be gratifed to learn
that DR.. Bulls Cough Syrup is a much
sweeter article and much better for cough.
Price 25 cents
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-03-25
Anofher Nictiml.

CHICAGO, Mar. 25.-JOha Kapplys, WHO
arrived here from Boston yesterday wa.
found dead in his bed this morning, having
been sufoeated by escaping gas. He blew
out the gas on retiring. He Was on his way
to Wisconsin, in company with his m..riei
daughter.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-03-25
II its many present difficulties

The BALTIMORE american says Virgin
Ia is rich enough to pay her debts, aud she
should not tarnish her fair name by illegal
and dishonorable Reputation" Such ex-
pressions as this are constantly appearing in
newspapers outside the State. And the
worst of it is they ara justified.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-03-25
Attempted Murder and su;cid,

New YORK, March 25.-James Hogan
tried to kill his wife Elizabeth at half MS.
6 O'Clock This morning in West 12b
street, and then committed suicide H.
made the attack on his wife with hatcbsf
striking her on the head and fracturing her
skull, otter which he jumped out Of tbs
third story window Of the house.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-03-25
Railroad Accident.

P1rTsBURG, Pa, Mar. ga collision Co.
Cured between passenger and freight
train about one o'clock this morning ne,,
Leetonia, Ohio, on the Pittsburg, f. Wave
& Chicago railway, by which one pelso.
was killed and number ofpassengers n.
inrad
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-03-25
The Fairfax Primary.

lTeIephoned to the Alerandria GAzErrE)
FAIRFAx c. H., Va, March 25.-The full
returns OF the primary election held on
Wednesday were received to-day. The fol.
lowing is the vote for Clerk of the Circuit
Court: Graham 584; Ballard 537; Cross 376.
Robert Wiley, for Commissioner of the Rev.
euue for the south side, received the nomi.
nation. The other successful Candidates
were mentioned in the GAZETTE Yesterday
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-03-25
Said 10 bein Ansericn.

LONDON, March 25.-German newspapers
say that De Garrett, the alleged leader of the
recently discovered plot to assassinate the
Car, is safe in America, and has appealed
to friends in Europe for money.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-03-25
steamer Ashnre

New YORK, March 25.-The steamer So.
tia, from Marseilles, with a large numbes o.
steerase passengers on board, is ashore ..e4r
Fire Island. No communication has 5esa
established with the vessel. Her ml.saie
gone but her tunnels are standing.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-03-25
Murder Ola 9oung Lady

YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio, March 25-lIi-s 4
Hancock, aged Il years, was hot dead las,
night by EbenszsrStapyard, a weak minded
whose love she tai rejected
The assassin escaped.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-03-25

SENATOR SHERMAN made his long antic-
ipatel speech in Nashville last night. In
it h. cllle,l the Southern sodiers Confeder-
ates, though he calls them rebels in the
North; he deplorei democratic frauds and
bulldozng in the South, but said never
word about Eliza Pinkston, the Weber let
ter and the Hayes Presidential fraud, in oil
of which he took go prominent part and
ne enlarged upon the benefits to Southern
laborers of the protective tariff, though the
low -. paid aborers ia the North are those
emp'oyed in the industries that are most
protected. The Senator is making the great
est effort of his life for the Presidential nom-
instiou, and the indications now are that he
will give Mr.. Blaine hard race.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-03-25
Shocking Tragedy.

ST. PAUL, March 25.-The Globes New
York Mills (Minnesota) special says: Early
yesterday morning Mrs. JOS Matteson muir.
dered her little girl, one year old, by sever
ing the jugular vein with pair of shears.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-03-25
Murdered by a Drunken Man.

PROVIDENCE, R. l., Mar. 25 John C..
Rovelto, who was watching with q sick III an -.
was killed this morning by the nvaid's
nephew Who was infatuated with drink.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-03-25

Mr.. John Sherman made speech at
Nashville, Tenn, last night. II was his
frat formal appearance ss Presidential
candidate. The war, negro rights aud the
tariff, were the main topics.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-03-25

The people may talk about h1Dn .s..
and patent medicines as much az We, vs.,
please, but we stick to the plain ise' . .oS
DR.. Bulls Cough Syrup will cure c.ys-
quicker than any physicians prescTIgpl.ii0p..
No better linirnent than Salvation o.i
cents
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-03-25

Oscar S. Straus, Of New York, has Os''
appointed minister to Turkey.
The Washington critic., 1887-04-20
NOTES AND GOSSIP.

COLONEL ELDRIpGE, the recently ap-
pointed Consul to Glauchau, leaves the city
TO morrow en- route to his post
REV. CHARLES LoYsoS, better known as
Pere Hyacinthe, is seriously III at Paris. The
celebrated dissenter is now about 60 years
OF age.
~ KNOW Washington was a great Injun
fehter,n said little Tommy, "because he
cut down lis fathers Cherokee. y Texas
siftiugs.
MRs. Henry WARp BEEcuER, her daugh-
ter, Mrs. scoville, and her niece, Miss Liz
zie Bullard, left Jack sonvlle, Fla, yester-
dsy for Brooklyn.
The Southern Conference OF Uoitlritn
Churches Is In seseiJn ~ Neg Orleans, and
will lie addressed this evening by Rev
Robert Collyer Of Chicsgo.
Mns. ions |. SULLIVAN has beou tAkcn
into the Methodist Church at Centrevillu,
II. l., on probation, uuther husband doesn't
seem to be built that wsy.
sSCE the enforcement OF the sunday.
closing law In ST. Louis, suburban homes
for st. Louis colonies have become a good
real estate Investment Courler-Journal.
SIR EDWARD TuoRNToS, who Is to repre-
fent the English holders OF Virginia bonds
at the approaching Joint commission, Is cx-
pected In Richmond next Monday or Tues.
day.
GENERAL WM. F. SMITH 10 The Fo,lua
for May proposes plan for the consolida.
tion OF many of the Government bureaus
into one, to be known as the Department OF
Public Works.
THE twenty-four-hour system is growing
in popularity. 1t has been in use on the
Western section OF the Canadian Pacific fol
some months and has worked so well that II
will be adopted on the whole line.
LORD TENNYsoN's jubilee ode is to be set
TO music by DR.. Villlers Stanford of Cam.
bridge, and part OF It is to be sung before the
| Queen, either at the opening OF the palace
| In the East End of London or when Her
Majesty lays the foundation-stone OF the
| Imperial Institute.
THE Earl OF Longford lord Pakcnhaml
| who died in London yesterday at the age Of
IS, was a General In the army and Colonel
Of the Fifth Fusileers. lie was formerly
| Adlutant General In India and had been
Under Secretary for War. lie also served
with great credit in the Crimean War.